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TAILORS AND DRESS MAKERS SQUARE. No. 367,455, Patented Aug; 2, 1887..

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TAILORS AND DRESS MAKBRS SQUARE. 10.367.455 Patented Aug. 2, 1887.

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PATENT OFFICE.

VILLI'AM SMITH, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TAILORS OR DRESS-MAKERS SQUARE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,455,

dated August 2, 1887.

Application led September 11, 1886. Serial No. 213,335). (Nolnodel.)Patented in Canada Februar)v 13, 1886, No. 23,422.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that LVILLIAM SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, Canada,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Tailors or Dress-Makers Squares, (for which I have received Letters Patent in Canada, No.23,422, dated February 13, 1886,) of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a measure or square for use to lay ofi?measurements in cutting ladies dresses, dolman-sleeves, tight-fittingsleeves, skirts and overskirts, boys pantau loons, coats, gentlemensdressing gowns, and other apparel made by dress-makers and tailors. l f

The object of my invention is to delineate on the square certain guresor tables and scales, and in constructing certain parts of the square,whereby curvatures can be deline` ated, and by slots and perforationstherein certain scales can be applied to make the square a complete ruleand delineator for euttin g apparel.

The construction will be more particularly described and claimed withreference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a view ofone side of the square. Fig. 2 is a View of the opposite side; and Fig.3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the square, showing the scalesindicated in Fig.' 2.

One arm, J, of the square is twelve inches, and the other arm, J',twenty-one inches long, both of which arms are subdivided into equalparts of oneeigth of an inch along the outer edge on one side. Thesquare at the inner angle is formed with a curve, A, which curve isconvenient to delineate the sweep of the back neck. At the curve Ais ascale for laying off obtained measurements. From this curve A along theinner edge the square has a figured scale, B,used in laying offwaist-line measurements, and the inner edge of the long arm nearits endhas a curve, C, for delineating the line for cutting the darts of adress. D is a slot punched through the long arm in the direction of itslength. One edge is marked with a scale, E, for laying off backbust-line measurements. mencing at one end of the slot D are a series ofperforations, F, in alignment, consecutively numbered, to mark off frontbust-line measurements.

G is a figured scale at the outer edge near the angle to lay off topneclmneasurements.

H is a slot in the short arm of the square near the angle, having agured scale for the arm'scye, and the outer edge of the square, parallelto slot H, is provided with a figured scale, l, for frontneck-measurements.

On the reverse side of the square shown in Fig. 2 the long arm isprovided with a series of graduated tables in columns of figures markedK B XV D V, by which to cut the width of back waist,bustmeasure,waist-measure, front darts, and underarm darts, respectively. l

The slots H and D in the arms J and J', respectively,permit the sizes tobe marked off on the pattern of the garment adjacent to the scale withexactness, because when these slots are used the pattern of the garmentand the scale are adjacent. If the slots H and D were not used,the sizeswould have to be marked oft' as approximately as possible by judgingwith the eye from the outer edge of the arms,with the lines of the scalewithin other lines and scales placed on the edge of the arm, which couldnot be accomplishedwith such exactness as in my square,where theseslotsare used.- The perforations F also permit the inner scales to bemarked off with exactness by bringing the pattern` of the garment andscale adjacent.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A square for cutting one arm, J, twelve (more or less) subdivided inchesand on the other arm, J', twentyone (more or less) subdivided inches atthe outer edge, a curve, A, at the inner angle,provided with a iiguredscale, a figured scale, B, along the inner edge ofthe long arm andcurved at C, a slot, D, having a figured scale, E, and a On a lineparallel to and com garments, having on In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in the presence of thetwo undersigned witnesses. ro

series of figured pe1fo1zrtions,F,in alignment and parallel to saidslot, and in continuation thereof, a figured scale, G, at the outeredge,

a slot, H, having a figured scale, und a l IVM. SMITH. 5 ured scale, I,and the reverse side of the square having tables in figured columns K BW'Itnesses:

W' D V, as set forth, for the purpose de- P. J. EDMUNDS,

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